Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-05-06 | Page 1 | Senator Sees Auto Seizure

SENA SENATOR TOR SEES AUTO SEIZURE Rubber Dearth Acute r 0 Officers rs Assert Asse rt WASHINGTON May 6 UP Senator Reynolds D. D N. N C C. quoted I ed several government officials I Wednesday as saying t that hat h a t the shortage of rubber had become critical from a military standpoint and speedy congressional approval was needed on a bill authorizing the government to requisition and pay for private motor cars Outlining testimony given in a closed session of the senate mili mili- tary affairs committee Reynolds told reporters that the lack of rubber had become perilous from froma a military standpoint and predicted predicted predicted pre pre- that the government would be be- forced to take over every ounce of rubber not being used in war or essential civilian activities He said the first effect of this might be to requisition all tir tires s held by a private owner in excess of five for his car Senator Austin R. R Vt said he gathered from the testimony that no new rubber would be available for civilian uses at the end of one year an and Reynolds said that any synthetic rubber which was produced produced produced pro pro- in the interim would be put putto to military uses The officials who appeared before before before be be- fore the committee included Price Administrator Leon Henderson Robert P P. Patterson undersecretary tar tary of war Joseph B. B Eastman director of transportation Harold D. D Smith director of the budget Ralph K Davies deputy petroleum coordinator Arthur B. B Newhall deputy director pf of the purchasing division of of the the war production board and F. F Eberstadt chairman o t the e army and navy munitions rd J f eynolds Reynolds said all seven also approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved a bill he has Introduced to direct the government to seizure of autos of per persons ons convicted of violating a proposed national speed limit of 40 miles an hour